Young Ensembles Concert - May 26, 2016

David Finckel and Wu Han, Artistic Directors

21st ANNUAL

YOUNG ENSEMBLES CONCERT Thursday, May 26, 2016 at 11:00 AM Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Studio

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS Great Neck South Middle School, Great Neck, NY H.B. Thompson Middle School, Syosset, NY Hunter College High School, New York, NY Herricks Middle School, Albertson, NY Tenafly Middle School, Tenafly, NJ

2015-2016 Season

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The Chamber Music Society’s education and outreach programs are made possible, in part, with support from Ann Bowers, The Colburn Foundation, Consolidated Edison Company, Hearst Fund, The Frank and Helen Hermann Foundation, Alice Ilchman Fund, Tiger Baron Foundation, and The Helen F. Whitaker Fund. Public funds are provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council.

21st ANNUAL YOUNG ENSEMBLES CONCERT Thursday, May 26, 2016 at 11:00 AM Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Studio

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756–1791)

Sonata in D major for Two Pianos, K. 448 (1781) Allegro con spirito BENJAMIN ROSEN, EUGENE HONG, piano Great Neck South Middle School Teacher: Alan Schwartz; Principal: James Welsch Coaches: Alessio Bax & Michael Brown

GUSTAV HOLST (1874-1934)

Three Pieces for Oboe and String Quartet, Op. 2 (1896, rev. 1910) March SPENCER RUBIN, oboe; JIMIN JUN, ALEXANDER HOM, violin; CHRISTOPHER OH, viola; MICHAEL CHU, cello H.B. Thompson Middle School Teacher: Cindy Hom; Music Department Chair: Michael Salzman; Principal: James Kassebaum Coach: Kristin Lee

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)

Trio in C minor for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 1, No. 3 (1794-95) Allegro con brio LIUXI SUN, piano; CHELSEA XIA, violin; LAYLA RAFIMAYERI, cello Hunter College High School Teacher: Michael Stratechuk; Arts Department Chair: Julie Reifer; Principal: Dr. Tony Fisher Coaches: Alessio Bax & Kristin Lee

JOSEF WERNER (1837-1922)

Cello Quartet, Op. 6 (1884) Introduzione. Adagio molto—Moderato DARA BAO, KYLE PINZON, JUSTIN YANG, JUSTIN KOE, cellos Herricks Middle School Teacher: Krista Weis; Principal: Joan Keegan Coach: Nicholas Canellakis

JOHANN JOSEPH FUX (1660-1741)

Sinfonia in F major for Flute, Oboe, and Continuo (1701) Allegro CHRISTIANA CLAUS, flute; MICHELLE FOO, oboe; JEFFREY MA, piano Great Neck South Middle School Teacher: Alan Schwartz; Principal: James Welsch Coaches: Alessio Bax & Sooyun Kim

EDWARD ELGAR (1857-1934)

Quintet in A minor for Piano, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello, Op. 84 (1918-19) Moderato—Allegro DYLAN CHANG, piano; JOOUN LEE, SUNAY JOSHI, violin; CHRISTOPHER SHIN, viola; HEECHAN (ALEX) KU, cello Tenafly Middle School Teacher: Nicholas Rzonsa; Principal: John Fabbo Coaches: Kristin Lee & Michael Brown

HANDEL/ HALVORSEN (1864-1935)

Passacaglia in G minor for Violin and Cello (1897) PEIYU (PEGGY) YANG, violin; HEECHAN (ALEX) KU, cello Tenafly Middle School Teacher: Nicholas Rzonsa; Principal: John Fabbo Coach: Kristin Lee

ARTHUR FOOTE (1853-1937)

Quintet in A minor for Piano, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello, Op. 38 (1897) Allegro giusto: appassionato SIYU YANG, piano; CAROLINE RUGGIERO, ELIZABETH RUGGIERO, violin; CAROLINE LEE, viola; KEVIN XU, cello H.B. Thompson Middle School Teacher: Cindy Hom; Music Department Chair: Michael Salzman; Principal: James Kassebaum Coaches: Alessio Bax & Michael Brown

Today’s concert is being streamed live at www.ChamberMusicSociety.org/WatchLive Photographing, sound recording, or videotaping this event is prohibited.

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JULY 6, 10, and 13, 2016 WEDNESDAY, JULY 6 7:30 PM

SUNDAY, JULY 10 5:00 PM

MOZART Quintet in E-flat major for Horn, Violin, Two Violas, and Cello, K. 407 (1782)

MOZART Quartet in E-flat major for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello, K. 493 (1786)

MOZART Quartet in D major for Flute, Violin, Viola, and Cello, K. 285 (1777)

DVOŘÁK Selected Slavonic Dances for Piano, Four Hands (1878)

BEETHOVEN Serenade in D major for Flute, Violin, and Viola, Op. 25 (1801)

MENDELSSOHN Quartet in D major for Strings, Op. 44, No. 1 (1838) BRAHMS Sextet No. 1 in B-flat major for Two Violins, Two Violas, and Two Cellos, Op. 18 (1859-60) Escher String Quartet (Adam Barnett-Hart, Aaron Boyd, violin • Pierre Lapointe, viola • Brook Speltz, cello) • Roberto Diaz, viola • Andres Diaz, cello • Kevin Rivard, horn

WEDNESDAY, JULY 13 7:30 PM

SCHUMANN Quartet in DVOŘÁK Quintet in A E-flat major for Piano, Violin, major for Piano, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello, Op. 47 (1842) Viola, and Cello, B. 155, Op. 81 (1887) Orion Weiss, Wu Qian, piano • Alexander Sitkovetsky, violin • Jon Kimura Parker, piano • Yura Lee, viola • Jan Vogler, Benjamin Beilman, Daniel cello Phillips, violin • Richard O’Neill, viola • Keith Robinson, cello • Tara Helen O’Connor, flute

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Saturday, June 18, 3:00 PM • Alice Tully Hall Hear rising stars of the chamber music world perform masterworks in this free Alice Tully Hall concert – the culminating performance of a week-long collaboration between promising young musicians and an incomparable faculty of artists.

SUMMER EVENINGS I

Wednesday, July 6, 7:30 PM • Alice Tully Hall Two magisterial works—Mozart's quintet for horn and strings and Brahms' B-flat sextet—frame Mendelssohn's effervescent string quartet in D major.

SUMMER EVENINGS II

Sunday, July 10, 5:00 PM • Alice Tully Hall The magnetic pianist Wu Qian returns to partner with the phenomenal Orion Weiss in Dvořák’s infectious Slavonic Dances. The concert concludes with Schumann’s beloved piano quartet.